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Kristin Fontichiaro

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Faculty member, University of Michigan School of Information

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Website: http://fontichiaro.com

Books

Maker Project Ideas for Libraries and Schools by
Price: Free! Words: 1,770. Language: English. Published: June 19, 2017 . Categories: Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Curricula
Sample a variety of tips and ideas for creating a culture of making, DIY, creativity, and hands-on learning with youth. This eBook was created as an exercise in a class in selling handmade goods online. Therefore, the content is abridged and abbreviated and a work-in-progress.
Information Literacy, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Library Instruction by
Price: Free! Words: 21,630. Language: English. Published: December 16, 2015 . Categories: Essay » Technology, Nonfiction » Career Guides » Media
A provocative collection of essays written by preservice librarians about real-world challenges and successes in teaching a broad range of information, STEM, digital, and other literacies in the real world.
Beyond Books: Advice for New School Librarians by
Price: Free! Words: 2,390. Language: English. Published: March 12, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Professional development
Advice for new school librarians by attendees of the 2015 ACAMIS.org conference, edited by presenter Kristin Fontichiaro.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Information Literacy 
But Were Afraid to Google by
Price: Free! Words: 28,200. Language: English. Published: December 18, 2012 . Categories: Essay » Technology, Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Curricula
A collection of reflections about information and digital literacy practice in schools, libraries, support organizations, and informal learning settings.
Information Literacy in the Wild by
Price: Free! Words: 43,580. Language: English. Published: December 16, 2011 . Categories: Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Literacy, Essay » Technology
Edited by Kristin Fontichiaro. Foreword by Jeffrey MacKie-Mason. A collection of essays on the topic of information and digital literacy from multiple perspectives.
Publishing Student Writing to the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch Using Smashwords and Bluefire Reader by
Price: Free! Words: 3,620. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2011 . Categories: Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Literacy
(5.00 from 1 review)
This short work describes how educators can gather student work into an eBook, quickly create cover art using PowerPoint, format it for uploading to Smashwords (including links to Smashwords Style Guide), upload it, and then invite students to download it to their iDevice via the free Bluefire Reader app. No cables, syncing, or iTunes required!
School Libraries: What's Now, What's Next, What's Yet to Come by
Price: Free! Words: 45,700. Language: English. Published: October 15, 2011 . Categories: Nonfiction » Education & Study Guides » Teaching, Essay » Technology
(5.00 from 1 review)
A crowdsourced collection of over 100 essays from around the world about trends in school libraries written by librarians, teachers, publishers, and library vendors. Edited by Kristin Fontichiaro and Buffy Hamilton. Foreword by R. David Lankes. Photographs by Diane Cordell.
The King's Shoes by
Price: Free! Words: 1,450. Language: English. Published: July 14, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fairy tales & fables, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fairy Tales
A short story that requires audience participation to construct the solution. The footmen to a king with an extensive footwear collection struggle to find a failsafe method of sorting the shoes, providing students with a context to understand the importance of classification.

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